The Protestant Reformation began late in France because the monarchy had little to gain from sponsoring reforms. The French monarchy had long been independent of the church in Rome, and early in the rule of Francis I (r. 1515â47), he gained the power to appoint French bishops in return for supporting the pope against the invading
The juice of the plant is used to make pharmaceuticals like hecogenin, inulin and others. Production and trade. Sisal is cultivated for fibre in Angola, Brazil, China, Cuba, Haiti, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Mexico, South Africa. Tanzania and Thailand. Production patterns differ between counties. In Tanzania and Kenya sisal is predominantly a plantation crop, while production in Brazil is largely small-scale.
Sisu is a Finnish term that could be roughly translated into English as strength of will, determination, perseverance, and acting rationally in the face of adversity.The equivalent in English is to have guts, and indeed, the word derives from sisus, which means something inner or interior.However, sisu has a long-term element in it; it is not momentary courage, but the ability to sustain the same.t is widely understood in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, which is home to a large concentration of Finnish-Americans. For instance: Even after cutting his hand open and getting 12 stitches, he didn't shed a tear. Wow! He's got sisu! This has extended to include a popular bumper sticker saying simply Sisu .